In battles with hand to hand combat, such as the war of roses, how would men know if they were attacking the enemy or one of their own?

by picklemetimberzz

Assuming that not every single man was outfitted with some sort of badge before battle.

DanKensington

More can always be said on the matter of medieval combat identification; for the meantime, as this crops up fairly frequently, I commend to your attention these following previous posts: